- From: Kang-Hao (Kenny) Lu <kennyluck@csail.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 06:15:41 +0800
- To: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
- CC: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
(12/06/20 5:34), fantasai wrote: > Tab raised an issue with CSS Variables in that if you want one to be a > calc() > expression, but then use it *inside* a calc() expression, it's invalid. > > There are two ways around this: > 1. Allow calc() inside calc(); define it to be equivalent to bare > parentheses. > 2. Define bare parentheses as equivalent to (or a replacement of) calc() > when used as a component value. I think 2. is actually quite a good idea. We parse bare parentheses in "calc()" already so just having bare parentheses replace "calc()" would just reduce the syntax to what everyone is familiar with since elementary school. I go for a replacement. Cheers, Kenny
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